EastEnders keeps community conversation alive
28 Jul 2026EastEnders provides a vehicle for residents to come together, share thoughts on areas of common interest and hear from inspirational guest speakers.
Read More
Latest articles by Dr Stan Capp
Planning needs more than box-ticking
24 Jun 2026The way we plan and design our city has lasting consequences, and Melbourne’s recent planning history offers some useful lessons.
Read More
Community engagement: a matter long supported by EastEnders
29 Apr 2026At our February meeting we welcomed Dinuki Scharenguivel, the council’s manager of community engagement and impact when we debated several aspects of the proposed City of Melbourne 2026-2030 Community Engagement Policy.
Read More
How seriously is the City of Melbourne in engaging with the community?
27 Jan 2026Hide behind the shield or engage with your community.
Read More
Recapping another productive year at EastEnders
26 Nov 2025EastEnders is a resident group that is largely but not entirely drawn from the east end of our CBD. We welcome any resident who wishes to join, and we already have a healthy diversity within our membership.
Read More
The issue of liquor licensing in our CBD
22 Feb 2023In 2008 the state government introduced restrictions on the granting of 3am liquor licences to new venues unless it was of economic or cultural importance to the state and a Ministerial exemption was granted.
Read More
City safety
23 Nov 2022In August, a Safety Summit was convened by the City of Melbourne in response to calls by Residents 3000 and EastEnders to look at the areas of concerns being expressed by members of our resident groups.
Read More
Deliberative democracy – a way of engaging the community
22 Jun 2022I would like to offer a tangible way that citizens can be involved in deliberating on issues that are difficult to resolve.
Read More